Golf

Stevens Returns From Golfsmith Clubmakers Training School

July 22, 2008

WATERBURY, Conn.-Post University golf coach Pete Stevens recently completed an intense, technical seminar at the Golfsmith Clubmakers Training Program in Austin, Texas.

Golfsmith, the leading golf club component supplier and golf Clubmaking Company, started its training program in 1970 as the first of its type in the world. The school offers instruction and hands-on training in all aspects of golf club assembly and repair.

The curriculum - developed and presented by Golfsmith technical staff, designers, engineers and repair craftsmen - covers custom golf club fitting, assembly techniques, wood and metal refinishing, troubleshooting, and general golf club repair techniques. Participants receive a thorough understanding of products, processes and techniques, and invaluable shop experience working alongside the production and repair staff at Golfsmith.

The Post University golf coach and a group of other participants worked with the various special tools and equipment necessary to operate a full-service commercial golf club making and repair facility. Additionally, the group participated in roundtable discussions on the theory of club fitting as it pertains to the various golf club elements - such as shaft material, shaft flex, and club weight - and the individual golfer's swing characteristics.

After returning from a 15-month deployment with the U.S. Army in Iraq, Stevens guided the Eagles to its third straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship in as many years, this past season.

Post also finished with its highest finish at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championship with a fourth place finish.

The Eagles will begin the 2008-09 season with the 2008 Goldey-Beacom College Fall Invitational, September 6-8 at the Inveness Country Club in Avondale, Pa.